Re: A quick question on spool files

["James Salter" <JSalter@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I stated my needs in another post, however I thought that I would expand on
your idea a little.

If I could monitor this AFPDS outq where all of my AFPDS printouts are
routed (or duplicated into) by using dtaq's, you are saying  I could
intercept the spoolfile before it gets written and then override the device
type at this point?

If this is the case, my issue is resolved.  A few snippets of code or a link
would be helpful on this.

Thanks.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Buck Calabro" <buck.calabro@aptissoftware.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 2:16 PM
Subject: RE: A quick question on spool files


> James Salter wrote:
>
> >Is there anyway to catch it midstream
> >and change from an AFPDS spoolfile
> >into an SCS?
>
> You can assign a data queue to an OUTQ.  When a spooled file becomes ready
> to print, an entry gets written to the data queue.  If you have a program
> monitoring that data queue you can intercept the spooled file before it
> prints (as long as the OUTQ is not assigned to a writer.)
>
> >I am trying to override every last little
> >printfile that I can think of, yet
> >I haven't been successful
>
> Ordinarily, I wouldn't suggest overriding or changing *ALL APF print files
> to *SCS.  Typically, there's a reason they are *AFP - logo, bar code,
> graphics.  Can you afford to lose them?
>
> Try as I might, I couldn't remember (or look up) the problem you were
trying
> to solve.  I'm sorry.  Could you explain again what you need this for?  Is
> it a vendor's application that you need to capture the reports from?
>
> Buck Calabro
> Aptis; Albany, NY
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